Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA) CEO Mohamed el-Koosy said on Tuesday that a 4-year project to train Egyptian astronauts has been designed and is pending approval. Koosy said Egypt currently has five satellites in different orbits in space. He also announced the agency’s preparation of an educational learning platform for space technologies, scheduled for launch in April. A series called “Space Dream”, which is the first Egyptian animated series to introduce children to space science, will also be shown on the platform. Koosy explained that the Egyptian space program is currently working on 23 projects which include the construction of satellites, human capacities and infrastructure.

Source: Egypt Independent February 24, 2021 14:46 UTC